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    The surname Apple

    A surname, carried by 6,948 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈæp.əl/ 2 syllables Soundex A140

    Apple: #5,050 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Apple #5,050, 6,948 people Apple: #5,050 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Apple #5,050, 6,948 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Apple is more common than 96.9% of them.

    Origin

    From apple. As a surname, also an Americanized form of Appel or Apfel.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,948 people named Apple in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 44,437 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,898.

    #5,050
    rank among US surnames
    6,948
    people in 2010
    2.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +0.7%
    change since 2000 (was #4,698)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,047Beeson6,95244,411
    #5,048Beardsley6,95044,424
    #5,049Woolsey6,94944,430
    #5,050Apple6,94844,437

    Who is named Apple

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    89% of people named Apple identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Apples

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Zach Apple
      American swimmer, born 1997

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Apple

    Apple has the Soundex code A140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A140.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Apple come from?
    From apple. As a surname, also an Americanized form of Appel or Apfel.
    How common is the surname Apple?
    6,948 people in the United States had the surname Apple in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 44,437 Americans. It ranked 5,050th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Apple?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Apple identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Apple?
    Zach Apple, American swimmer.
    Where is the surname Apple most common?
    Wikidata records people named Apple in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Apple?
    Apple is /ˈæp.əl/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Apple getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,898 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,948 in 2010, up 0.7%.
    Is Apple also a first name?
    Yes. Apple is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.